Tag: native american
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Native American Music: Reaching The Spiritual Plane
Introduction: Exploring the Significance of Music in Native American Cultures I’d like to start with a quote that sets the scene stage for how some Native American’s viewed music: The Maidu Native Americans of Northern California believed that the world was created when the Earthmaker sang over a lump of clay. The Keres of Laguna…
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How Nature Is Viewed Across Buddhism, Taoism, Native Americans, & Christianity
I strongly believe that nature is one of the most fundamental guides we have in this life. In fact, when I use the word nature, I’m almost always including myself in that word. The idea that humans or our “self” is somehow outside of nature is a false sense of importance. I was curious to…